In this gripping sequel, brilliant detective Ana Dolabra faces her most challenging case yet. As she navigates a complex web of intrigue and danger, her skills and intuition are put to the ultimate test. The narrative promises to deliver suspenseful twists and engaging character development, further expanding on the captivating world established in the previous installment. Fans of the series can expect a thrilling blend of mystery and psychological depth as Ana confronts formidable adversaries.
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Robert Jackson Bennett crafts intricate worlds and explores profound moral quandaries, often focusing on unique magical systems and their societal impacts. His writing is characterized by detailed world-building and compelling characters that draw readers into thrilling narratives. Bennett's prose is imaginative and engaging, delving into themes of identity, power, and the consequences of the past. His works offer both intellectual stimulation and emotional depth, establishing him as a distinctive voice in contemporary speculative fiction.







- 2025
- 2024
A peculiar crime. A brilliant investigator. A mystery of epic proportions. An eccentric detective and her long-suffering assistant untangle a web of magic, deceit, and murder in this sparkling fantasy reimagining of the classic crime novel - from the bestselling author of The Founders Trilogy. In an opulent mansion at the borders of the Empire, an Imperial officer lies dead - killed when a tree spontaneously erupted from his body. Even here, where contagions abound and the blood of the Leviathans works strange magical changes, it's a death at once terrifying and impossible. Called in to solve the crime is Ana Dolabra, an investigator whose reputation for brilliance is matched only by her eccentricity. At her side is her new assistant, Dinios Kol, an engraver, magically altered to possess a perfect memory. Soon, the mystery leads to a scheme that threatens the safety of the Empire itself. For Ana, all this makes for a deliciously thorny puzzle - at last, something to truly hold her attention. And Din? He'll just have to hold on for the ride.
- 2022
Once, Sancia Grado was just a thief with a grudge and a rare talent. Then she learned how to use that talent, and beat the great merchant houses of Tevanne at their own game. With Clef and Berenice, she even saw off an immortal hierophant - but the war they're fighting now is one they know they can't win. 'Absolutely riveting . . . A magnificent, mind-blowing start to a series I'm hungry for' - Amal El-Mohtar, co-author of This is How You Lose the Time War, in the New York Times on Foundryside This time, they're not facing robber-baron elites or an immortal hierophant, but an entity whose intelligence is spread over half the globe: a ghost in the machine using the magic of scriving to possess and control not just objects, but human minds. Despite all their efforts their enemy marches on, implacable, unstoppable - and it's closing in on its true prize: an ancient doorway that leads to the centre of creation itself. 'One of the best fantasy writers on the scene today' says Kirkus Reviews Sancia and her friends glimpse a last desperate opportunity to stop this unbeatable foe - but to do so, they'll have to unlock the centuries-old mystery of scriving's origins and pull off the most daring heist they've ever attempted. And as if that weren't enough, their adversary might just have a spy in their ranks - and a last trick up its sleeve . . .
- 2020
Shorefall
- 400 pages
- 14 hours of reading
The gripping sequel to Foundryside. 'A refreshing look at magic - featuring a heroine every reader will root for - from one of the smartest writers I know', says Peter V. Brett, New York Times bestselling author of The Demon Cycle
- 2019
Vigilance
- 194 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Set in a dystopian America plagued by gun violence, the narrative explores the consequences of a society that has accepted a culture of fear and aggression. Through a gripping action-driven plot, Bennett delves into themes of power, control, and the human condition, presenting a chilling reflection on the implications of surrendering to violence. The story serves as a cautionary tale, urging readers to confront the realities of their world while navigating a tense and thought-provoking landscape.
- 2019
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.“You are what you eat.” Never is this truer than when we use medications, from beta blockers and aspirin to Viagra and epidurals-and especially psychotropic pills that transform our minds as well as our bodies.Meditating on how modern medicine increasingly measures out human identity not in T. S. Eliot's proverbial coffee spoons but in 1mg-, 5mg-, or 300mg-doses, Pill traces the uncanny presence of psychiatric pills through science, medicine, autobiography, television, cinema, literature, and popular music. Robert Bennett reveals modern psychopharmacology to be a brave new world in which human identities- thoughts, emotions, personalities, and selves themselves-are increasingly determined by the extraordinary powers of seemingly ordinary pills.Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic .
- 2018
Foundryside
- 400 pages
- 14 hours of reading
When Sancia Grado agrees to steal an ancient artefact for a mysterious client, she thinks it's just another job. But what she discovers could open the door to an ancient evil and bring the city of Tevanne to its knees . . .
- 2017
City of Miracles (Divine Cities)
- 451 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Revenge. It’s something Sigrud je Harkvaldsson is very, very good at. Maybe the only thing. So when he learns that his oldest friend and ally, former Prime Minister Shara Komayd, has been assassinated, he knows exactly what to do—and that no mortal force can stop him from meting out the suffering Shara’s killers deserve. Yet as Sigrud pursues his quarry with his customary terrifying efficiency, he begins to fear that this battle is an unwinnable one. Because discovering the truth behind Shara’s death will require him to take up arms in a secret, decades-long war, face down an angry young god, and unravel the last mysteries of Bulikov, the city of miracles itself. And—perhaps most daunting of all—finally face the truth about his own cursed existence.
- 2016
Constitutional Originalism
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Elucidates the debate between constitutional originalism and the living constitution...
- 2016
City of Blades
- 400 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Do the dead sleep soundly in the land of death - or do they have plans of their own? A triumphant return to the world of A City of Stairs.

